Destination India: 1,000 Afghans in, thousands in queueThousands of people are desperately seeking to board the earliest flight out of Kabul to India following the Taliban takeover of Afghanista...
20 Aug, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
Rules made stricter for Afghan nationals applying for E-visaAs per the earlier arrangements, Afghan nationals were not covered under the electronic visa category and had to physically present themsel...
19 Aug, 2021, 12.13 AM IST
254 Indian millionaires used ‘golden visa' route to UK in 12 years: ReportSpotlight on Corruption said that Indians ranked as the seventh nationality of super-rich to have availed of the Tier 1 (Investor) Visa, ad...
12 Jul, 2021, 10.28 PM IST
India makes visa rules stricter for ChineseChina is among 33 countries named by India with Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Afghanistan, among others, whose nationals cannot be ...
10 Sep, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
Strict vetting of proposals from neighbours: Home MinistryIn the past five years, MHA has given security clearances to more than 6,000 investment proposals, including FDI, most of which were from C...
19 Apr, 2020, 11.47 PM IST
With eye on NSG membership, India mulls a special exemption for ChinaThe MEA has written to the home ministry seeking exemption so that Chinese sailors can visit the nearby port cities and not remain holed up...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.06 PM IST
A Dokalam solution will emerge from where India and China want to beAn overhang like the Dokalam dispute helps none. While China will be looking to drive the agenda on its terms, an intransigent India is the...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
India eases key security conditions for China in a bid to open path to NSGKeen to send the right signals to China regarding its NSG membership bid, India has eased key security conditions for the neighbour in rece...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.10 PM IST
Myntra adds 5 lakh users in ‘End of Reason Sale’The company claims that the eighth edition of their End of Reason Sale has been the biggest sale till date for Myntra and Jabong, recording...
27 Jun, 2018, 09.21 AM IST
No proposal to remove Chinese scholars from PRC list: Lok Sabha toldThere was no proposal for removing China from the PRC category for issuing research visas, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in ...
19 Jul, 2016, 08.00 PM IST
Narendra Modi government mulling at multiple-entry visas with 3-month stay likely for touristsA liberalised visa regime that will entitle a tourist for multiple entries and stay up to three months is being considered by the Narendra ...
18 Jun, 2016, 04.53 AM IST
Mehbooba Mufti urged Centre to relax inner line permits for foreignersThe State government said the relaxation will help to improve tourism in the valley, generate employment and bring development.
03 Jun, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
Indian envoy to Pakistan asks secretary to expedite visa process for citizenDue to lengthy process of verification and cross verification, it takes several months before a visa is granted or denied.
27 May, 2016, 12.41 PM IST
Iran no more on restricted list, visa norms simplified after PM Narendra Modi's promise to Hassan RouhaniIran is now out of the restricted prior referral category (PRC) of countries for issuing visas, sources familiar with the development told ...
23 Dec, 2015, 05.09 AM IST
India eases visa process for IraniansIran is now out of the restricted prior referral category (PRC) of countries for issuing visas, sources familiar with the development told ...
21 Dec, 2015, 09.50 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi assures Iran President Hassan Rouhani on easy visasIndia had been considering taking this step for a while to foster diplomatic relations with Iran.
22 Jul, 2015, 08.10 PM IST
IRDA evaluating fresh norms for banks as insurance agentsThe banks have also been allowed to set up subsidiaries and joint venture companies for undertaking insurance business with risk participat...
18 Jan, 2015, 05.00 PM IST